Xeon E5-2620 v3 vs Ryzen 7 5800

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 5800
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.21
+229%
Xeon E5-2620 v3
2014
6 cores / 12 threads, 85 Watt
4.92

Ryzen 7 5800 outperforms Xeon E5-2620 v3 by a whopping 229% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4051230
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency23.605.48
Architecture codenameVermeer (2020−2024)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date5 November 2020 (4 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm22 nm
Die size81 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4,150 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration12
SocketAM4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2620 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2620 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size128 GB768 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s59 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2620 v3.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 5800 16.21
+229%
Xeon E5-2620 v3 4.92

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 5800 25745
+230%
Xeon E5-2620 v3 7808

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 5800 2079
+119%
Xeon E5-2620 v3 950

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 5800 8743
+112%
Xeon E5-2620 v3 4131

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.21 4.92
Recency 5 November 2020 8 September 2014
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 85 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800 has a 229.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2620 v3 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 5800 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2620 v3 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 5800 and Xeon E5-2620 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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